Under the City of Love
Everyone knows the streets of Paris – city of love and romance. Do you know what is underneath it? Have you ever been curious to know? Don’t worry, even most of the Parisians are not aware of it! But here is your chance to start at least reading about it. In the February 2011 issue [...]
Architecture – Spanish style 5
I was being lazy to write my final post on Spain which was about Gaudi. Then I got an e-mail from National Geographic magazine which is featuring a great article about Sagra da Familia on the December issue. The article on “Gaudi’s Masterpiece” by Jeremy Berlin can be found here. I liked Jeremy’s take at [...]
Architecture – Spanish style 4
And here we are in our last stop in the great city of Barcelona! Where the palm trees grow freely, the architecture grows freely, and both of these put me in a good mood. As I was walking around and inside of the very famous architectural buildings, I couldn’t help but think of how advanced [...]
Architecture – Spanish style 3
Next stop in Spain is Valencia. It is an interesting city, located by the sea but not taking advantage of it. Old town was located inland and it does not flow to the sea shore, no direct connection, like in Barcelona, which will be the next post! Save the best for last… OK, back to [...]
Architecture – Spanish style 2
Toledo was not in my list of must-see places. My dad, who is also an architect, convinced me to go there, see the architecture and spend at least a day there. If the daddy says you have to, then I have to go! The only regret I have is not spending enough time in Toledo. [...]
Architecture – Spanish style 1
After a week long art and architectural feast in Spain, I have a lot to share; from Goya to Picasso, from Santiago Calatrava to Antonio Gaudi! Let’s start with Madrid, the capital. Normally, capital cities are too stiff and bureaucratic for my taste. Madrid has its own share of government buildings; however, its historical buildings, [...]
The Circle – Zurich Flughafen
I love my Flughafen, aka airport. Noooo, I am not crazy, or totally lost my mind. Keep reading please, and you will agree. Do you know how many times it saved my life on Sundays? No one wants to start the Sunday with a sentence such as “Ooppsss, no eggs for breakfast honey!” or “Ahhh [...]
Top of the Grossmünster
Climbing first the carved stone staircase and then the wooden steps took me all the way up to one of the Grossmünster’s twin towers. The 360 view from the top was magnificent. The whole Zurich was under your feet. On every turn you would see another landmark such as the Fraumünster, St. Peterskirche, Limmat, Zurich [...]
Exploring Switzerland 1
Last weekend 2,5 hour train ride took me from Zurich to Lausanne which was my first trip within Switzerland. Lausanne is situated on the shores of beautiful Lake Geneva. It is interesting to see how the architecture, cuisine, and language change from one side of the country to the other. Everything in here is very [...]
Finding an apartment
And the good news… (drum roll) I did find my apartment! OK, it is not the dream apartment I had in mind, but still a good one. Finding an apartment in Switzerland is not an easy task. Why? Switzerland is one of Europe’s smallest countries (133rd in the world). Also, much of the land is [...]
From the heart of Europe
You might remember one of my recent posts “Back from a different zone”. There is another change in my life and the time zone changed once again! This time I am writing you from the heart of Europe. Here I come Zurich, Switzerland. It is such a different city from Los Angeles, CA or Istanbul, [...]
